India today test-fired its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-I, capable of hitting a target range in between 700 and 1250 kilometers, from a test range off the Odisha coast. Supported by a mobile launcher, the sleek missile was tested from the launch complex-4 of Integrated Test Range at Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, this morning. The missile can travel at a speed of 2.5 km per second.
While the weight of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface Agni-I missile is 12,000 kilogram, it is 15 meter long and diameter of 1 meter. The user trial was conducted by Strategic Force Command of the Indian Army. The first trial of Agni-I was conducted in 1989 and the last user trial was conducted on November 27, 2015 from Dr. Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island.